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Guangia inflata

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Taxonomy
Krotovia inflata was named by Shen et al. (2000). Its type specimen is NMV P148883, a valve (Ventral valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Selong Xishan, Bed 11, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in China. It is the type species of Guangia.

It was recombined as Guangia inflata by Shen et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Krotovia inflata Shen et al. p. 739 figs. 9.19-9.22
2017Guangia inflata Shen et al. p. 702 figs. Pl P5, figs 4-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyProductoideaGray 1840
familyProductellidaeSchuchert 1929
subfamilyOvertoniinaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
genusGuangiaWaterhouse 2002
speciesinflata()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Guangia inflata Shen et al. 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height35.925.107.405.501.23

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Krotovia inflata (type locality: 73603)